The Road of Mercy
Chapter 11 · Auximum
Alaric is marching through Italy when the hill town of Auximum refuses him passage.
“Tomorrow you will take the gate. You will not take the town.”Read Excerpt One
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The Fall of Rome: Alaric — Volume I
Two excerpts from the opening volume of The Trilogy of Alaric
March with Alaric through Italy as a resisting town forces him to choose what kind of conqueror he will become, then enter a tense negotiation with Stilicho where Roman politics, Gothic loyalty, and old enemies crowd the same table.
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The Price of Peace
Chapter 2 · Alaric and Stilicho
Alaric meets Stilicho across a table of maps while Sarus waits close enough to poison the peace.
“Rome feeds us words when it needs our swords. When the battle ends, the words become smoke.”Read Excerpt Two
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Enter the breaking Roman world.
The Fall of Rome: Alaric — Volume I follows the choices, betrayals, and battles that push Alaric and the Western Empire toward war.